Need a Writing Tutor?
Clear thinking. Clear writing. Real confidence.
Writing isn’t about sounding smart.
It’s about knowing what you mean—and being able to say it clearly.
It’s about proposing an idea & communicating it so others can engage with that idea.
That’s what I help students learn how to do.
I work with middle school, high school, college students and adults who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure in their writing. Together, we break things down, find the throughline, and build writing that actually makes sense—to the reader and to the writer.
Together we learn to ask two questions: 1) What does this say? 2) What does this do?
Who I Work With
I work best with students who are willing to think, try, and revise.
You might be someone who:
Knows what you want to say, but can’t get it onto the page
Writes essays that feel messy, unclear, or unfinished
Gets feedback like “be more specific” or “explain more” and doesn’t know what that means
Wants better grades—or just wants writing to feel less frustrating
I’ve worked with students across grade levels and backgrounds, including multilingual learners, struggling writers, and high-achieving students aiming to sharpen their voice.
What I Help With
✍️ Academic Writing
Essays (ELA, history, humanities)
Regents prep and school exams
Argumentative and analytical writing
🧠 Structure & Clarity
Building a strong thesis / “proposition”
Organizing paragraphs
Developing ideas with evidence
Adding “hooks” between paragraphs
Writing with flow and purpose
What does this say? What does this do?
📚 Test Prep
SAT / ACT reading and writing support
How I Teach
I’m not just here to fix papers.
I teach students how to think through their writing and give them the skills so they can do it on their own.
In a typical session, we:
Start with some grounding breaths
Read the work together
Talk through what you’re trying to say and map it out
Identify what’s working and what’s not
Revise step by step
Build tools you can use next time
Over time, students become more independent, more confident, and more clear.
My Approach
I come to this work as a teacher, a healer, and a storyteller.
My background is in zen meditation, massage therapy and somatic experiencing, early childhood education, and english and history education. I believe people need to feel calm, safe, and connected in order to relax into the process of learning and growth. We need encouragement and love to access our highest-order thinking. I also believe writing isn’t just about grammar—it’s about making an argument, supporting it, and inviting someone else to consider what you see. We write because we are social animals and have a need to share our perspective with others.
I believe:
Writing is thinking
Confusion on the page usually means confusion in the idea
Anyone can become a stronger writer with the right support
My goal isn’t just better essays. It’s helping students trust their own thinking.
What Students Gain
Students I’ve worked with have:
Improved their grades and test performance
Passed challenging exams
Gotten into strong schools
Felt more confident expressing their ideas
But more importantly, they leave with skills they can actually use—without needing me forever.
What a Session Looks Like
Sessions are collaborative and focused.
We might:
Break down an assignment
Outline an essay from scratch
Reverse outline an essay already written - asking of each part: what does this say? what does it do?
Revise a draft line by line
Practice building arguments
Work on clarity, sentence by sentence
No busywork. No fluff. Just real progress, step by step.
About Me
I’m a teacher and tutor based in New York, currently pursuing a Masters of Special Education,
with years of experience working with students in classrooms and one-on-one settings.
I’ve taught and tutored writing at multiple levels, including high school and college,
and I’ve worked with a wide range of learners and learning styles.
At the center of it all is the same goal: helping students think clearly
and express themselves honestly.
Get Started:
If you’re interested in working together, please reach out!
We can talk about what you need, what you’re working on, and whether it feels like a good fit.
60 minutes: $180
90 minutes: $270